Prep Cook

About the role

As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible. Department: NUTRITION SERVICES - 208052. Worker Sub Type: Regular. Work Shift: First Shift (United States of America).

Pay

Pay Range: $17.51 - $21.02 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Completes the current meal’s prep before prepping for the following day.
• Prepares food for meals on the correct day at the correct time.
• Ensures that the food is not prepped too far in advance.
• Weigh and measure all ingredients for every recipe, placing them in a safe location.
• Follows established procedures using recipes, yield charts, and equipment operation instructions to produce the best quality of food.
• Follows proper food handling techniques, such as wears gloves and hair net, washes hands regularly, especially after a trip to the restroom, wears apron or chef coat, warns fellow employees of hot surfaces and sharp objects, careful to not cross contaminate or leave a workstation unsupervised to prevent a fellow employee from cross contaminating.
• Reads ingredients and directions carefully.
• Receives and properly prepares and stores patient menu orders.
• Assists cook as needed when plating food.
• Checks temperatures with cook before food is served.
• Researches and understands sufficiently diets and allergies.
• Assists as manager deems necessary.
• Cleans using sanitation after working at a particular station.
• Warns employees of spills or other hazards.
• Labels food that will be opened and stored in the fridge.
• Cleans while working.
• Takes dishes to the dishwasher and offers to spray them off and cleans stationary equipment for the next user.
• Follows proper cleaning instructions whenever needed.
• Stores all inventory in the correct location as well as replaces ingredients in their correct location.
• Develops ideas that will improve your own job performance as well as others.
• Develops ideas that will improve the quality of food and service to customers.
• Assists with recipe development and testing.
• Attends as many meetings as possible.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years cooking experience preferred.
• Certification & Licensure: